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You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter : Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.
We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.
If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people's lives through your work, this is the place for you.
Join Sonova. Create sense.
Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering
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Who we are
In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products : we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, through our core business brands – Advanced Bionics, Audiological Care, Phonak, Sennheiser (under license) and Unitron – we develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry.
Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering (Onsite OR Hybrid)
Lead and manage the R&D Mechanical Design Engineering Team.
Responsibilities :
- Provide the vision, drive, persistence and team-building skills necessary to develop reliable products (implants, electrodes, external speech processor platforms and related accessories) in a timely manner that meet market needs and exceed performance and quality standards in the industry.
- Oversee conceptualization, development and design of active implantable medical devices including permanently implantable components, electrode leads and surgical tooling.
- Oversee conceptualization, development and design of active externals medical devices including BTE, HP, OPS and corresponding accessories.
- Working with Manufacturing Engineering, develop manufacturing processes and ensure successful transfer of products on to the production line.
- Participate in and present project status and problem solving results to senior leadership team and at department level meetings.
- Participate and present department activities, product quality, produce reliability, product performance, manufacturing problems, and department projects at general company meetings and to the company management staff.
- Working with the Project Management group; provide schedule, resource and budget estimates for new development projects.
- Participate in product definition, verification and validation processes.
- Closely collaborate with customers, consumers, surgeons as well as internal stakeholders (product managers, regulatory, design assurance, manufacturing, quality, procurement).
- Author and review technical product specifications for implants, electrodes and externals.
- Oversee design of experiments and test development to ensure product reliability during all development stages (test to failure where appropriate).
Cross Functional Collaboration :
People Management
Travelling Requirement : Up to 5%
More about you : Education
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Further Education
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Work Experience
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IT Skills
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A minimum of 200Mb / sec download and 10Mb / sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote / hybrid employee functionality at Sonova.
Don't meet all the criteria? If you’re willing to go all-in and learn we'd love to hear from you!
What we offer :
This role's pay range is between : $120,000 / yr - $180,000 / yr (based on location). This role is also bonus eligible.
How we work :
At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.
Sonova is an equal opportunity employer
We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.
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Salary : $120,000 - $180,000
